1、阅读下面的短文,将划线部分译成英文或中文。
Two years ago, Miriam’s aunt gave money to a group that cares for elephants to celebrate her 9th birthday. Later, Miriam and her aunt were invited to visit Africa and there they learned how the group was helping elephants. 1. Miriam 喜爱这些动物并且想为它们做点什么。
After watching a film called How I Became an Elephant, Miriam decided to raise money to save elephants. 2. 去年 Miriam 尽最大努力做这件事。She created a plan to sell clay(陶土) elephants to raise money for Elephant Nature Park in Thailand. And 3. she asked her friends to give money to the park and not to give her birthday gifts.
Kate is Miriam’s art teacher. On weekends, 4. she opened her art room to Miriam and her friends so that they could make model elephants. She even offered them the clay for free. “5. 当大象陷入困境的时候,我有着一股十分强烈的悲伤感。 Luckily, things get better and better. This is what we should all work towards,” Kate said.
Miriam says she has sold 180 clay elephants so far and all of that money has been sent to Elephant Nature Park in Thailand.
【1】___________________________________________
【2】___________________________________________
【3】___________________________________________
【4】___________________________________________
【5】___________________________________________
2、从方框内选出字母代号,填入短文,让短文意思完整。
A. reading B. after C. at D. living E. much F. older G. best H. makes I. vacation J. more |
Kate and Susan are sisters. They live in a big city. Kate is two years 【1】 than Susan. She likes 【2】 in the city. She thinks living in the city is 【3】 more interesting than living in the countryside. She likes the lights 【4】 night in her city. She thinks the light are more beautiful than the stars. She enjoys 【5】 and she reads 【6】 books than Susan. Susan dislikes living in the city. She likes the countryside 【7】. She often visits her grandma in the countryside and takes a 【8】 there. Susan likes to take a walk 【9】 supper. She thinks it 【10】 her feel very relaxed.
3、He has to go to the doctor. (对画线部分提问)
_________ _________ he have to _________?
4、Diving is not as _________as skiing. Skiing is _________ than diving.
A. dangerous, dangerous B. more dangerous, dangerous
C. dangerous, much dangerous D. dangerous, much more dangerous
5、(2020原创)My grandma plants many vegetables in her ________. She seldom buys vegetables in the market.
A.library B.garden C.bank D.school
6、He is always the first to get to school every day. He is ________ late for school.
A.usually
B.sometimes
C.never
7、—What do you think of the fish?
—It ________very delicious.
A.sounds
B.feels
C.tastes
8、—Let's go________ today.
—Sounds great.
A. anywhere interesting B. somewhere interesting C. interesting somewhere
9、It was a fine day yesterday, so we decided beach volleyball.
A.play B.to play C.try D.trying
10、—All the people of Huai’an need to work together to make our city more beautiful.
— That’s it. ________.
A.Practice makes perfect
B.Many hands make light work.
C.When in Rome, do as the Romans do
D.A friend in need is a friend indeed.
11、The mother ________ her sleeping baby with her jacket, because it was a little cold.
A. cared B. expected
C. touched D. covered
12、— The temperature __________ often these days.
— So it does. The highest temperature was 18℃ yesterday, but it is 6℃ today. And it will be 10℃ tomorrow.
A.changes
B.rises
C.drops
D.stays
13、Linda’s_____ her homework already and she’s____ newspapers for news now.
A. finishes; reads B. finished; read
C. finished; reading D. finishing; read
14、---Would you like ___ to drink? ---- No, _____
A.anything; I wouldn't B.anything; thanks C.something; thanks.
15、—What about talking about it with your parents?
—________
A.Do please.
B.Thanks a lot.
C.Good idea.
D.Me, too.
16、—What's the________ of the robot?
—It looks like a bird.
A.shape B.part C.time D.size
17、—Is this your book?
—No, it is ______book. It belongs to_______.
A. his; his B. his; him
C. him; his D. him; him
18、—What do you think of this house?
—It is beautiful but expensive. I can’t ________ it.
A.save
B.allow
C.offer
D.afford
19、阅读下面一则对话,在空白处填入适当句子,使意思完整、结构合理、上下连贯。
A: Hello, this is Michael speaking. 【1】 Maria?
B: Speaking, please.
A: Maria, the school sports meet is coming tomorrow.
B: Oh, sorry, I can’t be in the relay race.
A: 【2】?
B: I have a bad cold and a cough.
A: Bad luck. Would you like to come and cheer us on?
B: 【3】. I hope our team will win.
A: You’re great. You’d better take some medicine.
B: Thank you, Michael. 【4】?
A: Why not meet at my house?
B: 【5】?
A: Let’s make it at half past seven.
B: OK, see you then.
A: See you.
20、阅读下面对话,从7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话, 并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
A: Hi, Linda. What do you usually do in your free time?
B: I usually go swimming in my free time.
A: Good. 【1】
B: Yes. With my sister.
A: How often do you go swimming?
B: 【2】 How about you? What do you usually do in your free time?
A: Oh, I usually go to the dance classes.
B: Really? What kind of dance are you learning?
A: 【3】
B: Sounds interesting! 【4】
A: This evening.
B: Well, I’m also interested in that. Can I go with you to have a look?
A: Of course.
B: 【5】
A.I’m learning street dance at a club.
B.That’s all right.
C.Do you go swimming with someone?
D.How often do you have the dance class?
E.That’s very kind of you.
F.Twice a week.
G.When will you go to your street dance club?
21、
Tiger-head shoes and caps Tiger-head shoes and caps are traditional Chinese handicrafts (手工艺品)used for children. In Chinese culture, tigers are thought as lucky and full of energy. People often decorate shoes and caps with lively tiger-head pictures hoping that their children will become as strong and healthy as tigers. Great care is needed to make the handicrafts. Materials are usually colourful cotton fabrics(棉布)and 97-year-old Jiang Weishi in Anhui Province is one of the people who can make these handicrafts. The skill is handed down in her family from generation (—代)to generation. Jiang started to learn the skill at the age of 15 and her products are very popular with local people
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Hair embroidery(刺绣) Hair embroidery is one of the treasures of ancient Chinese embroidery art called a “ unique skill of the world”. It is a kind of embroidery which uses human hair as a thread instead of other materials. According to historical records, hair embroidery first appeared in Dongtai, Jiangsu Province, more than 1,300 years ago. Usually, hair embroidery requires more time and efforts to complete than other kinds of embroidery because higher skills are needed. Hair embroidery's designs are lively with many different kinds, including animals, plants, natural views and historical people.
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Fluffing cotton (弹棉花) Fluffing cotton is a traditional skill in China, even though it can hardly be seen in both city and countryside now. It used to be very popular work. Workers fluffed cotton with bowstrings (弹弓)and turned a pile of cotton into a quilt(被子).Now, many quilts are made of synthetic fibers (合成纤维),silk or feather down and are sold in supermarkets. With the invention of machines, this traditional skill has been slowly lost is probably gone forever. Peng Zhicheng, a 69-year-old man from Shuangfeng County, Hunan Province, has been fluffing cotton for about 50 years. He is probably the last generation who knows this traditional skill. |
【1】Tiger-head shoes and caps are made for________.
A.old people
B.woman
C.children
D.teenagers
【2】What material is the hair embroidery made of?
A.Human hair.
B.Cotton fabrics.
C.Colourful threads.
D.Silk.
【3】When did Peng Zhicheng begin to fluff cotton?
A.At the age of 15.
B.At the age of 19.
C.At the age of 50.
D.At the age of 69
【4】Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.Jiang Weishi learned the skill of making tiger-head shoes and caps 15 years ago
B.Hair embroidery appeared in Anhui Province more than 1,300 years ago.
C.The quilts we use now are mostly made by machines.
D.Fluffing cotton is still very popular in the countryside.
【5】The passage is mainly about________in China
A.works of art
B.historical people
C.famous cities.
D.traditional skills
22、 Many people go to school for an education. Some learn languages, history, math and other subjects. Others go to school to learn a skill. School education is very important and useful. Yet, no one can learn everything from school. A teacher cannot teach his students everything they want to know. So, much more is learned outside school by the students themselves.
Great people before us didn't get everything from school. Their teachers only showed them the way. Edison didn't even finish school. But they were all so successful because they knew how to study. They read books that were not taught at school. They would ask many questions as they read. They worked hard all their lives. Above all, they knew how to use their heads.
根据短文内容,判断下列句子的正 (T)与误 (F)。
【1】People go to school only for an education; they don't go there to learn a skill.
【2】People can learn everything from school.
【3】Students can learn much more outside school by themselves.
【4】Edison was successful because he read many books that were taught at school.
【5】Great people knew how to use their heads.
23、Are you always happy during your vacation? Many people may say “yes”. But last week I had a bad vacation.
My parents and I took a bus to the Great Wall. We got on the bus at 7:00 am. But on the half way, there was something wrong with the bus. After an hour, it started again. It was about 11:00 am when we got to the Great Wall.
We felt excited when we stood on the Great Wall. My father took the camera and wanted to take some photos. But just then, it started to rain. We had to go back to our bus. When we wanted to eat something, we found we left our food at home.
【1】How did they go to the Great Wall?
A.By taxi.
B.By bus.
C.On foot.
D.By car.
【2】How long did it take them to go to the Great Wall ?
A.About 2 hours.
B.About 3 hours.
C.About 4 hours.
D.About 5 hours.
【3】How was the weather when they wanted to take photos?
A.It stated to rain.
B.It started to snow.
C.It was windy.
D.It was cloudy.
【4】The underlined word “left” here means “________”in Chinese.
A.存放
B.扔掉
C.离开
D.遗留
【5】Which of the following is WRONG?
A.The bus didn’t work on the half way.
B.They were excited to stand on the Great Wall.
C.They ate lots of food on the bus.
D.The writer thinks she had a bad vacation .
24、阅读短文,根据上下文提示补全短文,每空一词,
Du Fu was a famous Chinese poet (诗人) during the Tang Dynasty (唐朝). He was 【1】 in Hunan Province. His grandpa was also a great poet. Du Fu spent a lot of time in 【2】 (read) before he was 35 years old. Along with Li Bai, he is often called the 【3】 (great) Chinese poets. He cared about poor people’s life and often wrote poems about it, so he was deeply loved by people. His life, like the whole country, was poor because of the Anshi Rebelion (安史之乱) of 755. He and his family wandered (漂泊) everywhere and he died of 【4】 (ill) and poverty.
He began to learn poems at the 【5】 of 7. His 【6】 (work) had attracted people’s attention since he was 15 years old. It is said that his works have a huge influence not only on 【7】 Chinese culture and Japanese culture, but also on 【8】 (west) culture. When President of 【9】 (French) visited China, he came to the place where Du Fu once lived. He said, “I love Chinese culture, especially 【10】 (interest) in Du Fu and his works.” Du Fu has been called the poet-historian by Chinese critics (评论家).
25、假如你是李华,你想寻找几名同学一起创立一个英语学习小组,请你用英文写一篇文章来介绍自己和自己的想法。
内容要点如下:1. 十四岁,性格外向,学习努力;
2. 爱读英文小说和旅游,曾去过很多国家;
3. 对不同的文化活动和社交活动感兴趣;
4. 创立小组,帮助自己和他人;
5. 补充一到两点有关信息或想法。
注意:1. 文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称;
2. 词数 60-80;
3. 内容连贯,不要逐条翻译;
4. 开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。
参考词汇:travel v. 旅游 novel n. 小说 set up创立
Dear schoolmates,
Hello, everybody. I’m Li Hua. I want to set up an English learning group. Now I’d like to introduce myself and the learning group to you. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thank you.
Li Hua